Qatar forms artificial intelligence committee - Verdict

Qatar plans to set up an Artificial Intelligence (AI) committee under the country's Transport & Communications Ministry (MoTC). The country's cabinet approved the draft decision establishing the committee on 3 March. It will consist of three representatives from the MoTC, one of whom will head the committee. The committee will help establish follow-up mechanisms and implement the Qatar National AI Strategy, which the country launched in 2019. It will supervise the programmes and initiatives related to AI launched by the state and coordinate with the ministries and relevant authorities in developing plans and programmes "for preparing human cadres in the field of artificial intelligence applications". Qatar's National AI Strategy focuses on education, data access, employment, business, research and ethics.